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  • Bart
    CHHHOMMMMMPPP!!!!
    • Feb 2003
    • 1360

    Tarrant appeal dismissed



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  • Damien
    Living in 2005
    • Jan 2003
    • 3713

    #2
    Re: Tarrant appeal dismissed

    I have only seen the incident once, but I would have suspended him to.

    Very careless action, don't care where his eyes were.

    Very happy is isn't playing against us btw

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    • SXP

      #3
      Correct decision!

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      • pillowtalk
        On the Rookie List
        • May 2003
        • 252

        #4
        He who laughs last thinks slowest

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        • Rob-bloods
          What a year 2005 SSFC/CFC
          • Aug 2003
          • 931

          #5
          Re: Tarrant appeal dismissed

          Originally posted by Bart

          "I guess we were buoyed by it (the deliberation length), we were optimistic," Balme said.

          "The hard thing for us (to understand) is that clearly Chris went for the ball, he had his eyes on the ball and went for the ball the whole time he never took his eyes off the ball, and he still gets two weeks."


          http://afl.com.au/default.asp?pg=new...ticleid=154327
          The longer Balme'y stays at the 'pies the more crap he espouses....it was one of the more obvious charges of late (Hawthorn excepted).
          Sports do not build character. They reveal it....Heywood Broun

          I always turn to the sports pages first, which record people's accomplishments. The front page has nothing but man's failures......Earl Warren

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          • bigdaz
            On the Rookie List
            • Apr 2004
            • 47

            #6
            You Beauty!!
            One less problem for us against the Mcguirepies.

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            • Jeffers1984
              Veterans List
              • Jan 2003
              • 4564

              #7


              Awesome...Balme is such a @@@@, he's almost as bad as Eddie.
              Official Driver Of The "Who Gives A @@@@ As The Player Will Get Delisted Anyway" Bandwagon.

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              • CureTheSane
                Carpe Noctem
                • Jan 2003
                • 5032

                #8
                He should have got 1 IMO for being reckless.

                Maybe he did it intentionally, maybe not, only he knows and he should get the benefit of the doubt.

                Certainly not complaining though.

                I wish nothing but pain and misery on the Wobbles, and the only thing better than them recieving that is them getting UNFAIR pain and misery - and lots of it
                The difference between insanity and genius is measured only in success.

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                • AussieAnge
                  On the Rookie List
                  • Sep 2003
                  • 1057

                  #9
                  Isn't this in the wrong forum? I would have thought it should have been in AFL chat rather than RWO chat.
                  I did say I was pedantic!
                  Bring it on!

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                  • Damien
                    Living in 2005
                    • Jan 2003
                    • 3713

                    #10
                    Originally posted by AussieAnge
                    Isn't this in the wrong forum? I would have thought it should have been in AFL chat rather than RWO chat.
                    I did say I was pedantic!
                    It's all about the swans!! He isn't playing against us!!!

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                    • dread and might
                      Back, strapped and intact
                      • Apr 2004
                      • 949

                      #11
                      also happy he won't play against us, but i do have to say i've seen worse stuff get off scott free.
                      I wish my weed was EMO so it would cut itself

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                      • lizz
                        Veteran
                        Site Admin
                        • Jan 2003
                        • 16778

                        #12
                        Originally posted by dread and might
                        but i do have to say i've seen worse stuff get off scott free.
                        Agree. I didn't think there was much in it and if it were Bazza in his shoes I'd be pretty annoyed - particularly as Barry would probably have been given a four or five week holiday. I'm not sure the incident was that much worse than the contact B1 made to Dal Santo's head last weekend - which was purely accidental but was a late spoil and with enough force to leave Dal Santo lying on the ground for a minute or two.

                        I don't want to see players suspended for incidents like those - and would actually prefer that Tarrant was playing against us. The Swans have to beat the best if they want to get anywhere and Tarrant shouldn't provide any fears.
                        Last edited by liz; 11 June 2004, 10:46 AM.

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                        • Go Swannies
                          Veterans List
                          • Sep 2003
                          • 5697

                          #13
                          Originally posted by lizz

                          I don't want to see players suspended for incidents like those - and would actually prefer that Tarrant was playing against us. The Swans have to beat the best if they want to get anywhere and Tarrant shouldn't provide any fears.
                          You must have been happy so far this year then Lizz, where we seem to have had a few games where players were newly back and jumping out of their skins to beat us (Richo comes to mind)?

                          At least one columnist today was suggesting that Tarrant's suspension may herald the end of the traditional full forward (like Plugger). I would have thought those days were already over. Interesting stat that Port also relies on numerour avenues to goal like us. I think Baz is the dawn of the new era - a big fast player who sets up as many as he kicks.

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                          • lizz
                            Veteran
                            Site Admin
                            • Jan 2003
                            • 16778

                            #14
                            Originally posted by Go Swannies
                            You must have been happy so far this year then Lizz, where we seem to have had a few games where players were newly back and jumping out of their skins to beat us (Richo comes to mind)?

                            Richo played a superb game against us, no doubt. But the Swans still could have - even should have - won that game had they not disintegrated in the final term. I have no idea what was going on in their heads that week, but it was a far different team to the one that took to the field last weekend.

                            If you want to be a serious contender for the premiership, you can't rely on other teams' best players being unavailable.

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                            • Bart
                              CHHHOMMMMMPPP!!!!
                              • Feb 2003
                              • 1360

                              #15
                              Originally posted by lizz
                              I don't want to see players suspended for incidents like those - and would actually prefer that Tarrant was playing against us. The Swans have to beat the best if they want to get anywhere and Tarrant shouldn't provide any fears.
                              Agree that Tarrant was unlucky, but I'm not sure I'd rather him play against us. 4 points is 4 points, and Tarrant is a potential matchwinner. I'd rather us win without Tarrant than lose because of his input (sorry I know this is a bit obvious and simplistic). But we should take every advantage we can get, as we will probably be without Saddo, Schaubs, Schneider and potentially Ball and Barry. If the Pies lose this match, they are dead and buried

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